ITEM. Also; likewise; in like manner.; again; a second time. These are the
various meanings of this Latin adverb. Vide Construction.
2. In law it is to be construed conjunctively, in the sense. of and, or
also, in such a manner as to connect sentences. If therefore a testator
bequeath a legacy to Peter payable out of a particular fund, or charged upon
a particular estate, item a legacy to James, James' legacy as well as
Peter's will be a charge upon the same property. 1 Atk. 436; 3 Atk. 256 1
Bro. C. C. 482; 1 Rolle's Ab. 844; 1 Mod. 100; Cro. Car. 368; Vaugh. 262; 2
Rop. on Leg. 849; 1 Salk. 234. Vide Disjunctive.

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